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Oil Rises as Iran Deal Doubts Heighten Supply Concerns
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Oil Rises as Iran Deal Doubts Heighten Supply Concerns

Crude climbed Wednesday as traders priced in a longer-than-expected stalemate in US-Iran talks, keeping a risk premium on Persian Gulf supply disruptions.

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Oil Near One-Week Highs as Iran Talks Stall on Compensation Dispute
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Oil Near One-Week Highs as Iran Talks Stall on Compensation Dispute

Trump demands fifty years of financial reparations from Iran as Strait of Hormuz negotiations stall, pushing crude to near one-week highs while Asian stocks drift.

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Iran's Theory of Victory at Hormuz
Analysis
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Iran's Theory of Victory at Hormuz

Tehran's six formal conditions for reopening the strait aren't a counteroffer — they're a strategic theory of victory, resting on US military limits, voter energy-price anger, and a market that's priced in a deal that may never come.

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Hormuz Announcement Slips as US and Iran Clash Over the Talks Themselves
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Hormuz Announcement Slips as US and Iran Clash Over the Talks Themselves

The Strait of Hormuz deal US officials said could land this week has not materialized, and Washington and Tehran are now giving sharply conflicting accounts of whether direct talks are even happening.

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Iran Seeks Inbound Control of Hormuz Shipping in Temporary Reopening Plan
Analysis
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Iran Seeks Inbound Control of Hormuz Shipping in Temporary Reopening Plan

Iran is pressing for control over inbound vessel traffic and oversight of outbound movements through the Strait of Hormuz, exposing the central unresolved issue in current mediation efforts.

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Talks Survive as U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes
Analysis
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Talks Survive as U.S. and Iran Trade Strikes

Backchannel nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran remain active even as both sides exchange fire overnight, CNN reports. The diplomatic track is the under-reported development.

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Iran Sets Conditions for Accepting Trump Deal
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Iran Sets Conditions for Accepting Trump Deal

Tehran demands 50 percent of frozen assets released upon signing any MoU with Washington, while the IRGC ties regional calm to Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories.

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IRGC Says Opponents Must Adapt to 'New Rules' in Strait of Hormuz
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IRGC Says Opponents Must Adapt to 'New Rules' in Strait of Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guard signaled a hardened posture over Strait of Hormuz transit Thursday, warning rivals to accept "new rules" as US-Iran talks stall and a House war-powers vote rattles Washington.

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Khamenei Claims Victory, Araghchi Keeps Talks Alive
Analysis
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Khamenei Claims Victory, Araghchi Keeps Talks Alive

Iran's Supreme Leader declared battlefield victory and warned against internal divisions Thursday, even as Foreign Minister Araghchi said US-Iran contacts continue despite stalled negotiations.

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Iran Reopens Strike-Hit Missile Bases as IRGC Hardens Tone
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Iran Reopens Strike-Hit Missile Bases as IRGC Hardens Tone

Tehran has restored access to most of the underground missile facilities targeted during this year's Israeli-US strikes, according to a new report, even as IRGC commanders harden their rhetoric and back-channel talks with Washington continue.

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Iran unveils 27 Rajab cruise-missile attack craft as US talks drift
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Iran unveils 27 Rajab cruise-missile attack craft as US talks drift

Tehran rolled out a new high-speed naval attack craft armed with long-range cruise missiles even as Iranian officials say several major issues remain unresolved in talks with Washington.

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Iran Says Deal With US 'Not Imminent' as Israel Calls Framework a Failure
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Iran Says Deal With US 'Not Imminent' as Israel Calls Framework a Failure

Tehran walks back the weekend's deal timeline and rejects linking frozen assets to nuclear talks, while Israeli officials publicly brand the emerging framework a failure.

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Iran Sends Fresh Response to US via Pakistan Mediator
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Iran Sends Fresh Response to US via Pakistan Mediator

Tehran transmitted a new answer to Washington's war-ending proposal through Pakistani intermediaries Monday as Iran insists nuclear enrichment rights are non-negotiable and the IRGC reports strikes in Iraq.

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Iran's Araghchi Warns of Prolonged War and Higher US Prices
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Iran's Araghchi Warns of Prolonged War and Higher US Prices

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is ready for a long conflict with Washington and warned American households will pay in fuel and food costs.

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Pezeshkian Sets Blockade-Lift Precondition After Mojtaba Meeting
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Pezeshkian Sets Blockade-Lift Precondition After Mojtaba Meeting

Iran's president, hours after a 2.5-hour sit-down with new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, told reporters Hormuz talks require the US to lift its naval blockade first.

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